Could Trump bypass Congress if Senate Republicans don't push ...

How far can Donald Trump go to push through some of his controversial Cabinet picks, like former Rep. Matt Gaetz?

The Senate returns to Washington facing more tough decisions about controversial nominations by Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is trying to strong-arm the U.S. Senate before he takes the oath of office. When a president nominates someone to ...

How far can President-elect Donald Trump go to push through some of his controversial Cabinet picks, like former Rep. Matt Gaetz?

President-elect Donald Trump has said he might install his picks for top administration posts without first winning approval in the U.S. ...

Senators are continuing to debate whether to grant President-elect Donald Trump the ability to bypass the chamber's approval for his ...

As Trump's base claims he can appoint his cabinet through recess appointments, McConnell defends the Senate's role, suggests it's the only ...

Dave Zweifel: Trump has a plan to get around Senate approval of his disastrous Cabinet nominees, so get ready for four years of mayhem.

Republicans are worried Donald Trump is about to bypass them in making his Cabinet appointments.

Trump is considering a tool known as recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for even some of the most powerful positions in ...

No president has fully tested the constitutional powers to bypass Congress to staff his administration.

No president has fully tested the constitutional powers to bypass Congress to staff his administration.

Recess appointments could allow the president-elect to bypass Senate confirmations for some of the most powerful positions in the U.S. ...

John Thune, Rick Scott and John Cornyn are jockeying to be Senate GOP leader. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images. A version of this story appeared in ...

President-elect Donald Trump continues to announce his Cabinet picks for top jobs inside his administration, most recently naming nominees ...

A recess appointment would allow Trump to install some officials and sidestep lengthy hearings and a floor vote.

But four Republican senators would be enough to sink any of his nominees, and two moderates — Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Susan Collins, ...

More than half of Senate Republicans, including some in senior leadership positions, privately say they don't see a path for former Rep.

... of Congress - the House of Representatives and the Senate. That control is what Donald Trump's Republican Party now has. Single-party ...

Just hours after Republican Sen. John Thune was elected as the incoming Senate majority leader, President-elect Donald Trump presented him ...